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Dean, Faculty and Student Representatives Named to Board of Trustees
Chancellor Kent Syverud has named a new dean representative to the Board of Trustees, and the University Senate Academic Affairs Committee, in consultation with the provost and the chairperson of the University Senate Agenda Committee, has selected a new faculty…
New Members to Begin Service on Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees
Syracuse University has announced the election of four new members to the University’s Board of Trustees: Tracy M. Barash ’89, who will become the president of the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board in July 2017 and will serve a two-year…
Charting the Course for Drones
Researchers and businesses see incredible potential in the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry, but the emerging opportunities carry a lot of challenges. On May 3, more than 65 representatives from consulting, aerospace, engineering, insurance and imaging companies met with…
Professor Thompson on Kelly Ripa’s next steps
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in the Washington Post story “She is who you see on TV.”
Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud on Campus Framework Full Report
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This past weekend, tens of thousands of families, friends and loved ones converged on campus to celebrate the academic achievements of roughly 7,000 Syracuse University students. A highly symbolic ritual, Commencement marks not only the…
Board of Trustees Endorses Award-Winning Campus Framework—Vision for Excellence; Full Report Now Available for Community Feedback
Ensuring that Syracuse University’s physical landscape, buildings and infrastructure align with and support the priorities of the Academic Strategic Plan and its institutional mission and vision is the chief objective of the newly released Campus Framework-Vision for Excellence.
Summer 2017 Building Evacuation Drills Scheduled
Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer 2017 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from May 22-26. The building evacuation drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9…
History Professor Awarded NEH Funding to Research Mussolini’s Rule in Africa
Michael Ebner, associate professor and chair of the Department of History in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct archival research in Rome on…
Message from Chancellor Syverud
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As students and faculty finish with final exams, and we head into our commencement activities, I am reminded of how much we accomplished this year, and will continue to accomplish by doing what this community…
As the Centennial of JFK’s Birth Nears, Recalling His Stirring Commencement Address in Syracuse
By 1957, a young United States senator from Massachusetts named John F. Kennedy already had a long working relationship with Ted Sorensen, who served at the time as his aide and counselor. Kennedy grew into greatness as an orator, and…